CASH BOX MAGAZINE'S (MAGAZINE'S CHART) TOP 100 OF 1986*
No.-Song-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 HIGHER LOVE-STEVE WINWOOD-ISLAND-AUGUST 2 WEST END GIRLS-PET SHOP BOYS-EMI AMERICA-May 3 LIVE TO TELL-MADONNA-SIRE-May 4 THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS-BILLY OCEAN-Jive-June 5 KISS-PRINCE-Paisley Park-April 6 STUCK WITH YOU-HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS-Chrysalis-September 7 HUMAN-HUMAN LEAGUE-A&M-November 8 THESE DREAMS-Heart-Capitol-March 9 WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE-Van Halen-Warner Brothers-May 10 ON MY OWN-Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald-MCA-June 11 Addicted To Love-Robert Palmer-Island-April 12 Amanda-Boston-MCA-November 13 Greatest Love Of All-Whitney Houston-Arista-May 14 Sledgehammer-Peter Gabriel-Geffen-July 15 Kyrie-Mr.Mister-RCA-March 16 Glory Of Love-Peter Cetera-Warner Brothers-August 17 Invisible Touch-Genesis-Atlantic-July 18 Papa Don't Preach-Madonna-Sire-August 19 Rock Me Amadeus-Falco-A&M-March 20 That's What Friends Are For-Dionne Warwick & Friends-Arista-January 21 Take My Breath Away-Berlin-Columbia-September 22 Sara-Starship-Grunt-March 23 Say You Say Me-Lionel Richie-Motown-January 24 How Will I Know-Whitney Houston-Arista-February 25 Dancing On The Ceiling-Lionel Richie-Motown-September 26 Burning Heart-Survivor-Scotti Brothers-February 27 What You Need-Inxs-Atlantic-March 28 When I Think Of You-Janet Jackson-A&M-October 29 True Colors-Cyndi Lauper-Portrait-October 30 You Give Love A Bad Name-Bon Jovi-Polygram-November 31 Secret Lovers-Atlantic Starr-A&M-March 32 When The Going Gets Tough-Billy Ocean-Jive-February 33 Typical Male-Tina Turner-Capitol-October 34 The Next Time I Fall-Peter Cetera & Amy Grant-Warner Brothers-December 35 Holding Back The Years-Simply Red-Elektra-July 36 Dreamtime-Daryl Hall-RCA-September 37 Manic Monday-Bangels-Columbia-April 38 Friends & Lovers-Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson-USA Carrere-October 39 I Can't Wait-Nu Shooz-Atlantic-June 40 No One Is To Blame-Howard Jones-Elektra-June 41 I'm Your Man-Wham!-Columbia-February 42 R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.-John Cougar Mellencamp-Riva-April 43 Venus-Bananarama-Polygram-September 44 Talk To Me-Stevie Nicks-Modern-January 45 True Blue-Madonna-Sire-November 46 Danger Zone-Kenny Loggins-Columbia-July 47 Throwing It All Away-Genesis-Atlantic-October 48 Nasty-Janet Jackson-A&M-July 49 I Didn't Mean To Turn You On-Robert Palmer-Island-November 50 Don't Forget Me(When I'm Gone)-Glass Tiger-Manhattan-October 51 Party All The Time-Eddie Murphy-Columbia-January 52 Harlem Shuffle-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stone-April 53 Heartbeat-Don Johnson-Epic-October 54 Mad About You-Belinda Carlisle-I.R.S.-August 55 Alive & Kicking-Simple Minds-A&M-January 56 The Way It Is-Bruce Hornsby & The Range-RCA-December 57 Crush On You-Jets-A&M-June 58 Who's Johnny-El Debarge-Motown-July 59 What Have You Done For Me Lately-Janet Jackson-A&M-May 60 Love Touch-Rod Stewart-Warner Brothers-August 61 Life In A Northern Town-Dream Academy-Warner Brothers-February 62 Silent Running-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-March 63 Take Me Home Tonight-Eddie Money & Ronnie Spector-Atlantic-November 64 Two Of Hearts-Stacy Q-Atlantic-October 65 Living In America-James Brown-Scotti Brothers-February 66 Hip To Be Square-Huey Lewis & The News-Chrysalis-November 67 Bad Boy-Miami Sound Machine-Epic-May 68 The Sweetest Taboo-Sade-Portrait-March 69 Sweet Freedom-Michael McDonald-MCA-September 70 Take Me Home-Phil Collins-Atlantic-May 71 Word Up-Cameo-Polygram-November 72 Broken Wings-Mr. Mister-RCA-January 73 A Different Corner-George Michael-Columbia-June 74 Let's Go All The Way-Sly Fox-Capitol-April 75 My Hometown-Bruce Springsteen-Columbia-January 76 Everybody Have Fun Tonight-Wang Chung-Geffen-December 77 If You Leave-Orchestral Manuvers In The Dark-A&M-May 78 Rumors-Timex Social Club-Jay-August 79 All I Need Is A Miracle-Mike & Mechanics-Atlantic-June 80 Walk This Way-Run D.MC-Profile-September 81 We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off-Jeramaine Stewart-Arista-August 82 Love Zone-Billy Ocean-Jive-September 83 Something About You-Level 42-Polydor-June 84 King For A Day-Thompson Twins-Arista-March 85 Nikita-Elton John-Geffen-April 86 All Cried Out-Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force-Columbia-October 87 Baby Love-Regina-Atlantic-September 88 Opportunities(Let's Make Lots Of Money)-Pet Shop Boys-EMI America-August 89 Tender Love-Force MDs-Warner Brothers-April 90 Love Will Conquer All-Lionel Richie-Motown-November 91 Small Town-John Cogar Mellencamp-Riva-January 92 Walk Of Life-Dire Straits-Warner Brothers-January 93 Edge Of Heaven-Wham!-Columbia-September 94 Sanctify Yourself-Simple Minds-A&M-March 95 Your Love-Outfield-Columbia-April 96 Be Good To Yourself-Journey-Columbia-May 97 Modern Woman-Billy Joel-Epic-August 98 Tonight She Comes-Cars-Elektra-January 99 Seperate Lives-Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin-Atlantic-January 100 The Rain-Oran "Juice" Jones-Def Jam-November * As published in the December 27th,1986 issue of Cash Box Magazine.